Episode 43 pivots off of two emails received from followers of our reporting. Their observations lead to an analysis of the potential issues in next year's Mayoral and civic election.
5.53 Part 2 - "Fabulous results from your articles"
A resident in the East Exchange notified us of two separate actions taken against illegal encampments- and gave credit to our reports about the relentless misery inflicted by homeless criminals on the neighborhood.
Another listener told about their scary experience at the Alexander Docks the night before the sanitized 'Potemkin presser' held by The Forks and city officials.
17.00- An overview of the continuing decline of the city and that may be alienating swing voters who supported Scott Gillingham in 2022.
25.44 - Listen to a letter from another follower, who put the ongoing hiring of Safety Officers and cadets under the microscope.
"The public is misled. They don't understand thenuances and limitation of these roles. This includes no enforcement... No enforcement, Crime increases. Law Enforcement 101. "
"What a mess for the tax payer," he concludes. Hear who he blames.
The episode ends with a few observations about the state of public services- be it Happyland Pool, potholes, policing, paramedics or permits - and if that will influence whether people think the city is going in the right direction or in the wrong direction, when they go to the ballot box in 2026.
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In the Winnipeg Sun on Sunday-
It seems that government housing units in Beausejour are being used to provide an address for justice-involvedpeople to be in compliance with conditions of their release.
But this allows drug addicts, drug dealers, thieves and domestic abuse offenders to be released into the community to live alongside tenants of Manitoba Housing. Those folks -including mothers, children, caregivers and seniors – have not been warned of the increased risk being placed next door.
Mayor Ray Schirle says he pressed Housing officials about that danger, only to be rebuffed with “we can't go into the house without giving them 48 hours notice. We can't do this, we can’t do that, there was every excuse under the sun, except for how are we actually going to clean up this problem.”
Read the exclusive report-
Beausejour Mayor asks why criminals are being lodged in Manitoba Housing
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